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Insanity
14 Jun 2016

Insanity

by Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH | posted in: Health & Safety | 0

(Photo credit: Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune) By Karen Sheehan, MD   “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Attributed to Albert Einstein I think that quote sums up pretty well our relationship with responding … Read More

gun violence, Orlando shooting
Gun Violence in the News: It’s Time to Tell the Whole Story
13 Apr 2016

Gun Violence in the News: It’s Time to Tell the Whole Story

by Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH | posted in: Health & Safety | 0

By Karen Sheehan, MD When I was a pediatric emergency medicine fellow in the early 1990s, I spent a month working in the Cook County Trauma Unit. It was not uncommon to get 20-30 gunshot victims a night. It was … Read More

gun violence, gun violence prevention
17 Feb 2016

Why Do We Know More About the Zika Virus than Gun Violence?

by Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH | posted in: Health & Safety | 0

By Karen Sheehan, MD There were nearly 300 shootings in Chicago in January — over twice as many as last January and three times as many as January 2014. It feels like it must be easier to get a gun … Read More

Chicago, child safety, firearm, gun violence, safety, zika
Happy Father’s Day?
18 Jun 2013

Happy Father’s Day?

by Ekaterina Pesheva | posted in: Health & Safety | 0

June 18, 2013 By Karen Sheehan, MD From Saturday afternoon until Father’s Day morning, six men were killed by firearms and over two dozen people were shot. Instead of attending barbecues or family picnics, these victims’ loved ones are planning … Read More

childhood health, father's day, firearm deaths, gun violence, violence prevention
Reflection and Resiliency After Newtown
3 Jan 2013

Reflection and Resiliency After Newtown

by Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH | posted in: Health & Safety | 0

By Karen Sheehan, MD I recently attended my last elementary school winter assembly, made all the more sweet after what happened in Newtown. For the past 20 years, I have been privileged to take care of children who lived in … Read More

gun violence, Newtown, strengthening chicago's youth

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